Retired Clergy Health Plans
Health plans for eligible retirees.
Ready when you are
VUMPI administers health plans for eligible retired clergy of the Virginia Conference. The eligibility requirements include a minimum of ten years of full-time ministry in either Virginia Conference church appointments or Extension Ministry appointments with enrollment in the Conference-sponsored health plans.
Medicare Eligibility
Plans made available to eligible retirees are coordinated with Medicare eligibility. Specific plans for retirees who are not yet eligible for Medicare and the program for Medicare-eligible clergy are described here.
Pre-Medicare
Conference-sponsored health plan for pre-Medicare eligible retirees:
Retirees who are eligible to enroll in the Conference-sponsored retired-clergy health plan but who are not yet eligible to enroll in Medicare may enroll in the self-funded PPO Core or PPO Buy-Up plans administered by VUMPI.
Pre-Medicare eligible retirees may also enroll in the self-funded dental insurance program and the fully insured vision program made available to active clergy.
An overview of the two health plan options available to pre-Medicare eligible retired clergy can be found here.
2026 monthly participant contributions can be found here.
Medicare Eligible
Conference-sponsored health plan for Medicare eligible retirees:
Retirees who are eligible to enroll in the Conference-sponsored retired clergy health plan who are also enrolled in Medicare have access to retiree Medicare supplemental plans through Via Benefits. Those that retired prior to 2026 (“grandfathered”) maintain access to retiree medical coverage programs through United Healthcare but can also utilize Via Benefits.
The Via Benefits program offers a wide variety of plan options and insurance carriers. Medicare-eligible retirees are able to select any Medicare Supplement plan or Medicare Advantage plan, and any part D prescription drug plan. The Conference contributes funds to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) to help offset medical costs based on eligible years of service. The HRA contributions amounts can be found here.
The United Healthcare program for “grandfathered” retirees has two types of plans. There is a group Medicare Advantage plan which integrates the retiree’s Medicare benefit and includes prescription drug coverage. There is also a Connector option which is similar to the Via Benefits structure. Under the Connector option, the Conference provides funding through a Retiree Reimbursement Account (RRA), and those funds can be used to offset the cost of the coverage elected through the Connector option for United Healthcare plans.
For pre-2026 “grandfathered” retirees, 2026 monthly participant contributions for the Group Plan and RRA funding for retirees electing coverage through the Connector option can be found here.